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Iran war leaves crisis-scarred countries counting the cost
16+ hour, 17+ min ago (143+ words) The Japan Times LONDON/COLOMBO/ISLAMABAD - Sanoj Weeratunge thought this would finally be the year his tour firm put Sri Lanka's spate of crises behind it Then the Iran war erupted 4, 300 kilometers away, the government hiked fuel prices by 35% and…...
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Bank of Japan wary of inflation pressure amid war in Middle East
22+ hour, 49+ min ago (109+ words) The Japan Times The Bank of Japan is increasingly cautious about inflationary pressure stemming from rising crude oil prices amid Middle East tensions. BOJ data showed Friday that the producer price index, which measures the costs of goods traded between…...
Fuel shortages from Iran war threaten Asia's biggest food staple
22+ hour, 10+ min ago (161+ words) The Japan Times Harvest-ready rice fields are lying idle and farmers are deciding whether to skip planting for the coming season, as spiking fuel and fertilizer costs from the war in the Middle East hit one of the world's biggest…...
Confusion over naphtha supply hits industries and households
22+ hour, 21+ min ago (368+ words) Supply confusion for naphtha, an oil product used to make daily necessities, continues amid tensions in the Middle East, prompting concerns about its widespread impact on Japanese industries and households. Naphtha, along with gasoline, gas oil and fuel oil, is…...
EU and U. S. near critical minerals deal to combat Chinese control
23+ hour, 5+ min ago (505+ words) The European Union and U. S. are nearing an agreement to coordinate on producing and securing critical minerals, part of a push to break reliance on Chinese supplies. The potential deal would create incentives, such as minimum prices, that could advantage non-Chinese…...
Tesla's supervised self-driving software gets Dutch okay, first in Europe
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (129+ words) The Japan Times AMSTERDAM/SAN FRANCISCO - Dutch regulators approved the use of Tesla's self-driving software with required human supervision on highways and city streets in a European first for the electric car maker, which hopes to see similar action from…...
Nihon Hidankyo urges investment ban on makers of nuclear weapons
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (254+ words) Nihon Hidankyo, a group of atomic bomb survivors in Japan, said Friday that it will launch a campaign urging financial institutions not to invest in or give loans to companies that manufacture nuclear weapons. Nihon Hidankyo, formally called the Japan…...
Chinese payment apps raise questions in Japan
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (142+ words) The Japan Times Chinese payment apps raise questions in Japan Politicians and a regulator have expressed concern that foreign payment apps might be used to circumvent Japan's domestic financial system, putting transactions out of reach of tax authorities and beyond…...
Producer prices in Japan rise 2. 6% in March
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (294+ words) Japan's producer prices rose 2. 6% in March from a year earlier, driven by higher prices for agricultural, forestry and fishery products, as well as for nonferrous metals, Bank of Japan data showed Friday. The pace of increase accelerated from the 2. 1% rise…...